Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 06

1831  On this day in history birth of joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1833  John Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916 was born on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history birth of frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)   

1843  Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history birth of henryk Jarecki, composer   

1849  August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) was born on December - 06.   

1853  On this day in history birth of haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)   

1863  On this day in history birth of charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)   

1870  On December - 06 birth of william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1872  William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946) was born on December - 06.   

1875  Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On December - 06 birth of fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932)   

1884  On this day in history birth of rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  On December - 06 birth of albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on December - 06.   

1887  On December - 06 birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  Lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man) was born on this day in history.   

1888  Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949) was born on December - 06.   

1890  Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)   

1892  On this day in history birth of f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)   

1892  On December - 06 birth of lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug)   

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) was born on December - 06.   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer was born on December - 06.   

1896  On this day in history birth of george Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears)   

1896  On this day in history birth of ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm)   

1897  John Axel Fernstrom, composer was born on December - 06.   

1897  O W Cisek, writer was born on December - 06.   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist was born on December - 06.   

1898  On December - 06 birth of gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)   

1898  On December - 06 birth of herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)   

1899  On December - 06 birth of harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith   

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0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.